Divided washer



Mm. 27, w23. @5mm P; EERGLOF DIVIDED WASHER Filed Aug. 14, 1922 Patented Mar. 27, llgil.

.liiiln etarras PETER BERGLO, OF SANTI, RIINNESOTA.

DIVIDED WASHER.

Application led August 14, 19.22. Serial No. 581,715.

Be it known that I, PETER, Bignami', a citizen or the United States, residing at Isanti, in the county of Isanti and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Divided lllasliers; and l do hereby declare the following to be a t'ull, clear, and exact description ot the invention7 such` as will enable others skilledv in the art to which it appertain's to malte and use the same.

This invention rela-tes to a washer structure and particularly to the structure ol a split washer or one arranged in sections which open to permit the application ot the washer to a. shaft or other member from a lateral direction. llt is frequently desired to insert such washers into a small space so that a very thin Washer is necessary.

lt is an object ol this invention, therefore`r to provide such a washer which can be easily and inexpensively made and which can be made of very thin dimensions.

t is ay further object ot the invention to provide such a washer having hinged sections` the free ends ot which are provided with latching means forming a lock i'or holding the washer in closed position and also provided with means t'or preventing relative lateral movement of the s ctions.

'lhese and other objects and advantages ot' the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in. which like rct'crence characters reifer to the same parts throughout the different views7 and in which.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the washer;

Fig. 2 is an edge view ot the washer, as sccn from the right of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a verti :al section on the line 3 3 ol' Figl l; ,l

Fig. l is a vertical section on the line 4-4 ot Fig. l and Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the washer in open position.

Referring to the drawings, a washer is shown ol the usual annular shape. which washer il; composed of two sections l and i?. lt will be noted that thc washer is quite thin and the sections 1 and 2 arc rahbeted or provided with oli'set portions at their opposing ends and are connected by a rivet 3 'forming the hinge pivot thcrcol. The re- A'csses t'ormed at-the hinged ends. it will he ed, are provided with arcuate or curved sides concentric with the pivot 3 and substantially iitting the curved`end of the adjacent section, The rabbeted or Offset hinged portions ot' the sectionsare substantially one-halt'athe width ot' the washer' so that there is no increased thickness of the washer at its hinged portion..

The free end of the section i is provided with a forwardly extendingv latch member 4 having a short inwardly and radially projecting tongue at its forward end. Said latch 4f tapers somewhat to'ward its outer end, the inner surface thereof being formed on a curve. The tree end of the section l is also provided with forwardly projecting tongues 5 and (l which are radially offset and one of which projects from one side of the section and one from the other, the tongues being substantially one-half the thickness ot the body portion ot' vthe vasher.

rl`he free end of the section 2 is formed with a recess. the curved outer edge of which substantially conforms to the curve of the inner side of the latch el and said recess has a notch T at one end into which the projection on latch l is adapted to engage, said tree end being also provided with lateral Vrecesses S and which are radially offset and are of substantially half the thickness ot' the main portion oi' the washer. The res cesses S and 9 are adapted to be engaged, respectively. by the tongues 5 and 6 when the washer is in closed position. as shown in Fig. l.

From the above' description it thought that the operation of the Ywasher will readily be apparent. `When it is desired to apply the same the washer vill bc opened to the position shown in Fig'. The same can then be applied tothe shat'tin a lateral direction and the sections then pressed to closed position. rl`hc cnd oi the latch e will ride on thc outer suri'ace of the recess ot section U and thc. projccting lip at`the end. ot the eoy latch l will snap into the recess 7 and hold the sections in locked relation. The tongues and t3 will move, respectively, into the recesses fs and f and the sections will thusbe hcld l'rom rclativc lateral movement.`

From the above dcscriptionl it is seen that applicant has provided a very simple and a vcry cllicicnt expansiblc slip washer. The applicant is aware that such washers have hcrctot'orc bccn made comprising pcripheral slots with portions at cach side ot said slot. it will rcadily be observed, howcvcr` that insonni with such construction the provision of a latch having its outer surface of the full n washer is impossible. By applit e heving the tongues E and 3e in recesses in the other secr;- zide exceedingly "ed strncture is f che?, posi ion, ns Shown the wesh-er will be or the division et the end et tl" l. ein The Washer' can he quite easily ansiveiy mede and 'orins quite en ndvnncein the lt will., of course., ons changes inn-y conilimone serve he understood, that veribe mede in the orrn, de- Aons ci? the parte Without the scope et eppiicents .in- 4-, generally stated, consists in described midget forth er shown and .pended clniins.

"s cliined is: A

washer comprising tivo sections et their ends, one of seid sections havin e ncent its other end, the other section having latch adjacent its free end engaging in recess to forni ioc, and 'also portions edjeceint *te 'free end eti fil.

disposed on each side ci seid ofsaid iirst mention-ed section when the Washer is in ciosed on. y

2. The structure t ierth in claim l, seid Y oted that tht-f7 inten is snlistnnnnly the en the i so that when the width of the washer whereby when the 35 'washer is closed the periphery thereof at the iree end or' the sections is continuous save for one transverse division. l

3. A washer comprising two sections .hinged at their opposing ends7 one of said 4.0 sections having a, peripheral recess adjacent its free end and lateral recesses in its sides extending from its free end7 the other section having e latch portion extending from its free end adapted to engage in seid peripheral 45 recess `to form a lock and also having tongues projecting'rom its free end adapted to engage in said lateral recesses-otl the first nien;L tioned section when the Washer is in closed position.

,41. The structure set forth in claim 3, the lateral recess in said irst mentioned section, as Well as the tongues in the second inentioned sections being radially offset.

5. A dividedvvasher comprising relatively 55 movable sections having interlocking ends, one ofsaid ends having ey recess therein, the Iother end having e latch adapted to engage in said recess to lock the ends together, said first mentioned end having portions et the sides thereof disposed et and contacting each side of said second mentioned end when the ends nre in iocked position.

in testimony whereof I eix my signature.

PETER BERGLOF. 

